Robustel M1000 MP Industrial Cellular Modem

  • 4G 3G
  • CELLULAR
  • LTE
  • RS232
  • RS232
  • USB
  • WIDE VDC
  • SMA ANTENNA

For teams working across demanding industrial environments, the Robustel M1000 MP industrial cellular modem offers reliable cellular connectivity with support for GSM, UMTS, and LTE Cat 1 networks. Its rugged plastic housing provides ingress protection against dust and moisture, making it suitable for field-ready deployments where environmental resilience is needed. The device supports serial and mini USB interfaces, providing versatile connectivity options tailored to various M2M applications. With an input power range from 6 to 36V DC, it accommodates diverse industrial power conditions. The modem is compliant with RoHS 2.0 and WEEE standards and operates across multiple frequency bands to ensure compatibility in global regions including the UK, EMEA, USA, and Asia-Pacific.

It is designed to withstand electrical interference and temperature challenges, ensuring continuous-duty operation in industrial settings. Compact dimensions allow easy integration into existing systems, while the SMA-K antenna connector supports stable wireless signals for consistent data transmission across industrial networks.

M1000MP Features

  • Control via AT commands (Hayes 3GPP TS 27.007 and 27.005)
  • Connecting TCP/IP and sending SMS via AT commands
  • Supporting 1 x RS-232
  • Supporting 1 x mini USB 2.0 high speed interface
  • -40 to +85 °C extended operating temperature
  • Robust industrial design
  • Suitable for desktop, wall mounting or DIN rail mounting

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Product Type

Manufacturer

Certifications & Standards

Ruggedness

IP Rating

Country Of Manufacture

China

Antenna Connectors

SMA-K

Approvals / Certifications

Case Material

Rugged Plastic

Cellular Connectivity

GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/LTE Cat 1

Cellular Connectors

1 (MAIN)

Cellular Region

Global ,UK,EMEA,USA,Australia,China,Europe,India,Japan,New Zealand,North America,Oceania,South America

Custom Options Products

Custom Logo,Case Colour,Connections,Conformal Coating,Anti-Bacterial Coating,Laser Etching,Power Supply,Mounting Options

Dimensions

85 x 75 x 28.5 mm

Frequency Bands

Global - 3G Modem (EHS6) 3G: B1/B2/B3/B5/B6 2G: B2/B3/B5/B8 EMEA - 4G Modem (ELS61-E-R2) 4G:B1/B3/B8/B20/B28 3G: B1/B8 2G: B3/B8

Housing Colour

Black

Power Consumption

Idle: 50 to 60 mA@12 V Data link: 100 to 200 mA (peak) @12 V

Power Input

6 to 36V DC

Power Supply Connector

2-pin 3.5 mm female socket

Reset Button

1 x RST

Serial Baud Rate

1200 bps to 115200 bps

Serial Ports

1 x RS-232 DB9 female

Signal Definition

RS232: RxD, TxD, RTS, CTS, GND

SIM Slots

1 Mini SIM (2 FF - Mini SIM (= 2FF): 25 x 15 mm)

Status LED

1 x POWER + 1 x STATUS

Usb Connectors

1 x mini USB - Mini female @ 2.0 high speed up to 480 Mbit/s

The Robustel M1000 MP Industrial Cellular Modem is designed and engineered for use in demanding environments where reliability, durability are essential. The M1000MP supports a wide range of industries and operational applications.

Common deployment industries include: Construction, Energy and Utilities, Industrial Manufacturing, Logistics And Supply Chain, Marine And Offshore, Natural Resources and Mining, Oil and Gas, Rail And Transport.

Across these sectors, the M1000MP is typically used in applications such as Asset Tracking And Management, Field Data Capture And Reporting, Fleet Management And Telematics, Industrial HMI And Machine Interfacing, Mobile Workforce Operations, Process Control And Shop-Floor Monitoring, Secure Communications And Command-And-Control, Vehicle-Mounted Computing (MDTs / VMCs).

These examples demonstrate the versatility of the M1000MP across both industry sectors and real-world operational use cases. Its suitability extends well beyond the scenarios listed above, making it a flexible solution for a broad range of requirements.

For further information, or to assess whether the M1000MP is appropriate for your specific application, please contact us.

The Robustel M1000 MP Industrial Cellular Modem comes with a 2 Year Limited Warranty against defects in workmanship and materials, effective from the date of shipment (unless otherwise agreed in writing).

To receive service under this warranty, the eligible product, Robustel M1000 MP Industrial Cellular Modem, must be presented to RUGGED in the United Kingdom.

For more information about the Robustel M1000 MP Industrial Cellular Modem or to arrange repairs and services not covered by the warranty, please visit the warranty section on our website.

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  • Frequently Asked Questions

    • RUGGED offers free technical support for the lifetime of products you purchase. This includes help with setup, troubleshooting, and integration. Support is available online or directly from the technical team

    An Industrial Cellular Modem is specifically engineered to thrive in challenging industrial settings, offering robust and reliable connectivity. These modems are built to withstand conditions that typical commercial-grade modems cannot, including extreme temperatures, vibration, and dust.

    Rugged Limited provides industrial-grade cellular modems that ensure uninterrupted communication, which is critical for various industrial applications such as remote monitoring, telemetry, and automated systems. Their designs focus on durability and performance to meet the rigorous demands of industrial environments.

    For more detailed information on solutions for industrial connectivity, explore our range of industrial modems.

    Yes, Rugged Limited offers cellular modems that support 5G connectivity, providing cutting-edge performance for various industrial applications. These advanced modems are designed to meet the demands of high-speed data transfer and low-latency communication, which are critical for modern industrial environments.

    A 5G Cellular Modem from Rugged Limited ensures robust and reliable internet access in demanding conditions. Our range of industrial modems includes options with 5G capabilities, allowing for seamless integration into existing systems and future-proofing your network infrastructure. This technology is crucial for applications requiring high bandwidth, such as real-time data processing, remote monitoring, and automation.

    By leveraging a 5G Cellular Modem, businesses can benefit from enhanced operational efficiency, improved data throughput, and a secure connection for their critical operations, even in challenging environments where traditional wired connections may not be feasible.

    An IoT cellular modem is highly suitable for IoT applications, offering robust and consistent connectivity crucial for industrial environments. These modems leverage cellular networks to transmit data efficiently and reliably, making them ideal for scenarios where wired connections are impractical or impossible. Their ability to operate in diverse locations and often harsh conditions makes them a cornerstone for many modern IoT deployments.

    Rugged Limited provides a range of industrial modems that are specifically designed to meet the demanding requirements of IoT applications. These devices ensure seamless data flow between sensors, devices, and central systems, supporting critical operations and enabling real-time monitoring and control. Selecting the right IoT cellular modem is vital for ensuring the success and efficiency of your IoT infrastructure.

    Indeed, a cellular modem generally requires a cellular modem SIM card to function. This SIM card is essential for the modem to connect to a cellular network, much like a mobile phone uses a SIM. It provides the necessary credentials for authentication and allows the modem to communicate data over the network.

    Rugged Limited offers a range of industrial modems designed for demanding environments, and these devices will require a suitable cellular modem SIM to enable their cellular connectivity features, ensuring reliable data transmission in various applications.

    Dual-SIM support in a cellular modem signifies its capability to operate with two distinct SIM cards at the same time. This feature provides significant advantages, particularly in applications requiring consistent and reliable connectivity. With a Dual Sim Cellular Modem, you can configure the modem to automatically switch between SIM cards based on a pre-defined set of rules, such as signal strength, network availability, or data usage limits. This intelligent switching ensures optimal network performance and uptime, making it ideal for critical industrial and commercial deployments.

    Rugged Limited’s industrial modems often incorporate Dual Sim Cellular Modem functionality to deliver robust and uninterrupted network access. This is especially beneficial in remote locations or environments where network coverage can be inconsistent. By having two SIMs from different network providers, the modem can seamlessly fail over to the secondary network if the primary network experiences an outage or weak signal, thereby maintaining continuous data transmission. This redundancy is a key factor in ensuring the reliability of connected devices and systems.

    For more information on our range of rugged communication solutions, explore our industrial modems.

    Ensuring a secure cellular modem connection is crucial, particularly for industrial and IoT deployments. Our cellular modems are engineered with advanced security features to safeguard data and maintain network integrity. These features often include:

    • Strong encryption protocols to protect data in transit.
    • Secure boot mechanisms to prevent unauthorised firmware modifications.
    • Integrated firewalls and VPN support to establish secure tunnels for data communication.
    • Protection against denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

    These robust security measures are integral to our industrial modems, ensuring reliable and secure operation even in challenging environments. We understand the importance of a secure cellular modem in preventing unauthorised access and data breaches, which is why our products are designed to meet stringent security standards.

    A cellular broadband modem offers a versatile and robust solution for internet connectivity, serving as a viable alternative to traditional fixed broadband, especially in challenging environments. Rugged Limited specialises in providing industrial-grade cellular modems that are engineered to withstand extreme conditions, making them ideal for deployments where reliability and durability are paramount.

    These industrial modems leverage cellular networks to deliver high-speed internet access, eliminating the need for physical cables and the associated infrastructure. This capability makes a cellular broadband modem an excellent choice for remote locations, mobile applications, and temporary setups where laying down fixed lines would be costly or impossible. Their design ensures consistent performance and secure connections, often featuring advanced functionalities like VPN support and wide operating temperature ranges.

    By choosing a cellular broadband modem from Rugged Limited, users can achieve dependable internet connectivity for critical operations without the constraints of fixed broadband.

    Rugged Limited’s cellular modems are engineered to accommodate diverse power environments, offering a flexible modem power supply. These robust devices typically support a broad DC input voltage range, often between 9 and 48V DC, making them suitable for various industrial and automotive applications where consistent power might be a challenge.

    This wide input voltage range ensures that the cellular modems can be reliably powered in different settings, from vehicle installations with fluctuating power to industrial control panels with specific voltage requirements. The adaptability of the modem power supply is a key feature, enhancing the versatility and deployment options for Rugged Limited’s industrial modems.

    Yes. Robustel’s 5G offering centres on the R5020 5G IoT Router and the R5020 Lite. The R5020 supports global 5G NR in both NSA and SA modes across bands including n1, n3, n7, n28, n77 and n78, with 4G LTE and 3G fallback, dual-band Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps, four Gigabit Ethernet ports and GNSS positioning. It is built in an aluminium IP30 case with MIL-STD-810 compliance and operates from -25 C to 70 C, with E-Mark certification and ignition sensing suiting in-vehicle as well as fixed industrial use. VPN support includes IPsec, OpenVPN and GRE. Alongside 5G, much of the Robustel range remains 4G LTE focused for cost-sensitive IoT. Confirm band support and exact features on the specific product page.

    RobustOS is Robustel’s embedded operating system, running across its router and gateway range and providing routing, firewall, VPN and serial-to-IP functions along with an SDK in C and C++ for custom application development. Devices typically expose an app framework, letting users add functions such as RCMS connectivity, captive portal, Modbus master and dynamic routing. Management is handled through web UI, CLI and SMS locally, and through Robustel’s cloud management system for fleets. This combination suits unattended and remote IoT deployments where devices must be configured, monitored and updated without site visits. Serial handling includes transparent mode, TCP client and server, UDP and Modbus RTU-to-TCP conversion. As the available apps and SDK resources vary by model, confirm the management and development options on the relevant product page.

    Yes. Alongside its cellular routers, Robustel offers dedicated IoT gateways, including the R3000LG and R3000LG-OG LoRaWAN gateways and the modular MEG5000 edge gateway. The R3000LG combines LoRaWAN with 2G, 3G and 4G cellular backhaul and dual Ethernet, supporting eight LoRa channels, LoRaWAN versions 1.0 and 1.0.2, and a stated long-range communication capability, all in a metal IP67-rated enclosure rated from -40 C to 75 C. This makes it suited to wide-area sensor networks across agriculture, utilities, manufacturing and mining. The R2000 family and R1500 also serve as dual-SIM VPN IoT gateways for cellular-only deployments. Because radio bands, channel counts and ingress ratings differ between gateway models, confirm the LoRa frequency plan and environmental rating on the specific product page.

    Yes. Robustel addresses OEM and embedded integration through its R1511P Embedded LTE Router and the R1511P-DevKit development kit. The R1511P ships without an external enclosure as a modular board designed to drop into existing devices and machinery, offering 4G LTE connectivity, dual Ethernet, Wi-Fi managed by RobustOS, and serial interfaces. It operates across a wide -40 C to 85 C storage range with 9 to 36 V DC input and meets IEC 61000-series EMC standards for ESD, RF interference and surge resistance, supporting stable performance inside industrial hardware. LTE band support is model-dependent and not all bands are available on a single variant, so global coverage needs should be confirmed directly. For evaluation, the DevKit provides a ready platform. Check the product page for band and interface details.

    Robustel hardware on rugged.co.uk recurs across energy and utilities, industrial manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, rail and transport, marine and offshore, oil and gas, natural resources and mining, construction, agriculture and defence. Typical applications include SCADA and control-room access, process control and shop-floor monitoring, fleet management and telematics, environmental and utilities monitoring, secure communications and in-vehicle connectivity. The range supports this breadth through models tuned to different needs: E-Mark-certified routers such as the R5020 for vehicles, IP67 units like the R1520G-OG for outdoor sites, LoRaWAN gateways for wide-area sensing, and embedded routers for OEM builds. As certifications and ingress ratings are model-specific, match each device to its environment and confirm the rating on the product page.

    Robustel is a manufacturer of industrial cellular routers, IoT gateways and modems, with a 26-product range on rugged.co.uk built around its R-series. The line spans compact routers such as the R1500 and R1510, dual-Ethernet and dual-SIM VPN routers in the R1520 and R2000 families, industrial LTE routers like the R3000, and 5G models including the R5020 and R5020 Lite. It also covers embedded routers such as the R1511P for integration into other equipment, LoRaWAN gateways in the R3000LG line, and modular edge gateways like the MEG5000. Many devices run the RobustOS operating system and are managed through Robustel’s RCMS platform. Bands, interfaces and ingress ratings vary by model, so confirm the specification on the individual product page.

    Several Robustel devices are engineered for rugged and outdoor deployment, with ratings that vary by model. The R5020 5G router uses an aluminium IP30 enclosure with MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration compliance, operating from -25 C to 70 C. For fully sealed outdoor use, the R1520G-OG carries an IP67-rated enclosure with MIL-STD-810G durability, PoE and dual SIM. The R3000LG LoRaWAN gateway also offers IP67 sealing in a metal case rated from -40 C to 75 C with IEC 61000-4 EMC compliance. Common features include wide-input DC power, metal housings and resistance to electrical disturbance. Because ingress protection ranges from IP30 to IP67 and temperature ratings differ across the range, always confirm the exact specification on the relevant product page before specifying for outdoor or harsh conditions.

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